http://youngandthewireless.com/minority-central Representing Minority Central Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:21:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the things I vividly remember from my grade school days in East Texas is the strict classroom rules.  You always raised your hand, you never interrupted the teacher, and you ALWAYS said "yes, ma'am."   And, I'm pretty sure those niceties still exist in classrooms throughout the South (and ... http://youngandthewireless.com/minority-central/2009/07/08/class-clowns/ It doesn't happen often for teachers to become the pupil. But Valerie Jaques is about to get that experience after being a teacher for 21 years. Valerie teaches fourth grade sciences classes at the Dunham School and for the next three days she's learning how to transform her classroom into a ... http://youngandthewireless.com/minority-central/2009/07/07/becoming-the-pupil/ It's been a little like déjà vu. Everything's pretty much as we left it here in Baton Rouge.  The sun is still scorching hot, the food is still deliciously deep-fried, and the folks are just as friendly.  And, just like before, we landed here on a holiday weekend.  But instead of ... http://youngandthewireless.com/minority-central/2009/07/06/back-in-baton-rouge/ Hello everyone! Racquel and I have spent the last week working in another community...Clermont, Florida. We've met a lot of great people and have had some interesting adventures, so check out the blog! We'll be back to Baton Rouge to see everyone again in two weeks! See you then! -Courtnee http://youngandthewireless.com/minority-central/2009/06/14/back-to-baton-rouge/ Our last full day in Louisiana was spent taking an hour and a half drive down to New Orleans to meet a professor who urges students to work collaboratively and tap their innate ability to use and adapt technology to their entrepreneurial ventures. Doctor Ralph Maurer, who now teaches at Tulane ... http://youngandthewireless.com/minority-central/2009/05/28/our-last-night/ Well, it’s been nine days since we started calling Baton Rouge home and now we’re just about to pack up and leave on Friday. First it was hard getting used to the area. As a fellow News21-er put it, you’re in a new place trying to adapt your routines of home ... http://youngandthewireless.com/minority-central/2009/05/27/day-9-baton-rouge-nearing-the-end/ One of our first nights here in Baton Rouge was spent downtown at a Live After Five concert, where we interviewed 50 people about how they'd use technology to rebuild the world. One of the couples we interviewed actually got engaged later that night, with a romantic proposal on ... http://youngandthewireless.com/minority-central/2009/05/27/generation-lap/ I think there are days you'll remember forever. For me, yesterday was one of those days. Racquel and I spent the morning with Mrs. Destiny Cooper and her student, Leroy. The four of us loaded into her car and together we toured various parts of the city; ... http://youngandthewireless.com/minority-central/2009/05/27/touring-baton-rouge/ Tomorrow begins our non-stop video shoots with people we’ve meet over the past week that we have been here. We have back-to-back appointments until we leave Friday morning for our drive back to Dallas, TX to catch our flight back to Syracuse. On Tuesday, we’re meeting back up with Leroy, ... http://youngandthewireless.com/minority-central/2009/05/25/day-7-getting-ready-for-a-busy-week/ Well, we weren't on the highway but a few minutes towards Gonzales when it started raining cats and dogs. The sky turned a dark, dreary grey and the rain pummeled our windshield, definitely reducing our visibility. So I did what any smart college graduate would do-I called my mother ... http://youngandthewireless.com/minority-central/2009/05/24/cultural-immersion-continued/